Seizures in HIV: The case for special consideration

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the rate, cause and management of seizures in the context of potential ART–ASD interactions in a cohort of HIV + individuals. METHODS: Records of 604 HIV + patients were reviewed and those reporting epilepsy/seizure diagnosis were further evaluated. RESULTS: Th...

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Autores principales: Zaporojan, Lilia, McNamara, Patricia H., Williams, Jennifer A., Bergin, Colm, Redmond, Janice, Doherty, Colin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.02.006
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author Zaporojan, Lilia
McNamara, Patricia H.
Williams, Jennifer A.
Bergin, Colm
Redmond, Janice
Doherty, Colin P.
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description PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the rate, cause and management of seizures in the context of potential ART–ASD interactions in a cohort of HIV + individuals. METHODS: Records of 604 HIV + patients were reviewed and those reporting epilepsy/seizure diagnosis were further evaluated. RESULTS: This cohort exhibited a seizure rate of 2.4%. HIV + patients treated for epilepsy displayed low serum ASD levels and failed to achieve seizure control. They were more likely to disengage from Neurology follow-up. CONCLUSION: For HIV + patients presenting with seizures/epilepsy the ASD prescription and the provision of supplementary support services needs to be carefully considered.
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spelling pubmed-60221802018-07-16 Seizures in HIV: The case for special consideration Zaporojan, Lilia McNamara, Patricia H. Williams, Jennifer A. Bergin, Colm Redmond, Janice Doherty, Colin P. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep Article PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the rate, cause and management of seizures in the context of potential ART–ASD interactions in a cohort of HIV + individuals. METHODS: Records of 604 HIV + patients were reviewed and those reporting epilepsy/seizure diagnosis were further evaluated. RESULTS: This cohort exhibited a seizure rate of 2.4%. HIV + patients treated for epilepsy displayed low serum ASD levels and failed to achieve seizure control. They were more likely to disengage from Neurology follow-up. CONCLUSION: For HIV + patients presenting with seizures/epilepsy the ASD prescription and the provision of supplementary support services needs to be carefully considered. Elsevier 2018-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6022180/ /pubmed/30013932 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.02.006 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.02.006
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